The odes and satyrs of Horace, . that have been done into English by the most eminent hands. Viz. Earl of Rochester. Earl of Roscommon. Mr. Cowley. Mr. Otway. Mr. Congreve. Mr. Prior. Mr. Maynwaring. Mr. Dryden. Mr. Milton. Mr. Pooly. With his art of poetry, by the Earl of Roscommon. To this edition is added several odes never before published.
Horace (65 - 8 BC)
Category
Books
Date
1715
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 3095365
Summary
Bibliographic description
[12],203,[1]p. . ill.. . 12mo.. Former shelfmarks: Ii/8 (in pencil), Q.6.28 (black ink), Ii.4.42 (ink).. Provenance: Armorial bookplate (between 1733 and 1754): Philip Lord Hardwicke Baron of Hardwicke in ye County of Gloucester [i.e. Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764), created Baron Hardwicke, 1733, and Earl of Hardwicke, 1754].. Binding: Eighteenth-century Cambridge-style blind-panelled calf binding; gilt dash roll on board edges; gold-tooled spine.
Makers and roles
Horace (65 - 8 BC) William Congreve (1670-1729) Abraham Cowley (1618-1667) John Dryden (1631 - 1700) Arthur Maynwaring (1668-1712) John Milton (1608-1674) Mr. Pooly Matthew Prior (1644 – 1721) John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1647 - 1680) Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of Roscommon (1633-1685)